Accelerators for heavy ion fusion

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6232971· OSTI ID:6232971

Bangerter, R O

Large fusion devices will almost certainly produce net energy. However, a successful commercial fusion energy system must also satisfy important engineering and economic constraints. Inertial confinement fusion power plants driven by multi-stage, heavy-ion accelerators appear capable of meeting these constraints. The reasons behind this promising outlook for heavy-ion fusion are given in this report. This report is based on the transcript of a talk presented at the Symposium on Lasers and Particle Beams for Fusion and Strategic Defense at the University of Rochester on April 17-19, 1985.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6232971
• Report Number(s): UCRL-93555; ON: DE86002606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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